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FTC releases Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments: collection of information and innuendo with unclear contours
Read more: FTC releases Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments: collection of information and innuendo with unclear contoursJust prior to the transition of power in Washington, D.C., the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report on AI partnerships.
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Korean broadcasters target top national search engine Naver in first-ever domestic AI copyright infringement suit
Read more: Korean broadcasters target top national search engine Naver in first-ever domestic AI copyright infringement suitSouth Korea’s SBS, KBS and MBC are seeking damages from Naver for using their articles to train its GenAI platforms HyperClova and HyperClova X without their permission, which they claim also violates national antitrust rules.
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Global progress in AI “in jeopardy”: Nvidia speaks out against incoming U.S. AI chip rule, adds to industry-wide concerns
Read more: Global progress in AI “in jeopardy”: Nvidia speaks out against incoming U.S. AI chip rule, adds to industry-wide concernsThe new rule is an attempt by the Biden Administration to “rig market outcomes and stifle competition – the lifeblood of innovation – [and] threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage”, Nvidia’s vice president of government affairs Ned Finkle has stated in a blog post.
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“We want Britain to shape the AI revolution”: UK government publishes AI action plan
Read more: “We want Britain to shape the AI revolution”: UK government publishes AI action planThe new plan will make the UK “irresistible” to AI firms and includes changes such as encouraging public and private data licensing, and reforming the UK text and data mining regime so it is “at least as competitive as the EU”, British government says.
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“Should U.S. lose advantage in global AI ecosystem… impossible to regain”: tech group warns against incoming U.S. AI chip rule
Read more: “Should U.S. lose advantage in global AI ecosystem… impossible to regain”: tech group warns against incoming U.S. AI chip rule“If implemented hastily, a rule of this nature would fragment global supply chains, potentially encouraging multinational companies and customers to limit their reliance on U.S. technology,” the letter reads.
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Korea’s antitrust watchdog issues GenAI competition report, mulls merger control regime amendments
Read more: Korea’s antitrust watchdog issues GenAI competition report, mulls merger control regime amendmentsThe Korea Fair Trade Commission landmark report raises concerns about Big Tech partnerships in AI, including Microsoft’s hiring of Inflection employees in March this year.
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European Data Protection Board GDPR opinion: AI models only anonymous if likelihood of personal data extraction “insignificant”
Read more: European Data Protection Board GDPR opinion: AI models only anonymous if likelihood of personal data extraction “insignificant”Context: In September, the Irish Data Protection Authority, also known as the Irish supervisory authority (IE SA), asked the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to issue an opinion on the applicability of GDPR in the development and deployment of AI models (September 4, 2024 IE SA request). The IE SA’s request came after it had…